Poly (lactic acid) or polylactide (PLA) is a commercial biobased, biodegradable,
biocompatible, compostable and non-toxic polymer that has competitive material and …

Polymer matrix composites have established themselves in the materials family due to their
improved properties like high specific stiffness and strength, durability etc. Recycled …

The treatment of plastic waste is a global issue, and the demand for technologies to reuse or
upgrade plastic waste is increasing. In this study, waste polyethylene terephthalate (PET) …

Thermo-chemical processes for converting plastic wastes into useful materials are
considered promising technologies to mitigate the environmental pollution caused by plastic …

Thin films fabricated from solution-processed graphene nanosheets are of considerable
technological interest for a wide variety of applications, such as transparent conductors …

The intrinsic brittleness and flammability of polylactide (PLA) hamper its further application in
the industrial and civil fields. Aiming at this point, a bio-derived core-shell flame retardant …

Herein, additive manufacturing, which is extremely promising in different sectors, has been
adopted in the electrical energy storage field to fabricate efficient materials for …

The massive amount of post-consumer polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles highlights
the need for increasing their recycling rate. So far, there is no report on using waste PET …

Flexible supercapacitors have become a popular research area as an energy storage
technology for powering portable gadgets because of their high areal capacitance. The …

Bio-based polymers such as poly (lactic acid), PLA, are facing increased use in everyday
plastic packaging, imposing challenges in the recycling process of its counterpart polyester …